Jabari H. Turner
Growth and Development Director|M.A.
Professional
A lifelong Chicagoan, I grew up on the south side with my grandmother, mother and sisters. My mother was a Chicago Public School teacher and instilled the love of education from a very young age. I often think about what opportunities she would have had with access to a financial advisor.
It is what drives me to go beyond a mere job description to ensure my clients are equipped with the right access, information and education to achieve what is possible.
I began my professional career as Executive Director with Kauffman Scholars, a nonprofit multi-year college access and scholarship program designed to help low-income urban students in Kansas City, Missouri.
While I enjoyed my time with the organization, Chicago was calling me home. At the time, my two life-long friends, Dario and Alberto Bolonas, who I attended Decatur Classical School with, introduced me to Northwestern Mutual. Most importantly, they opened the door to a career that would forever change the trajectory of my life, my family's well-being, and allow me to make an empowering impact on my clients.
I actively participate in the Northwestern Mutual Multicultural Affinity Summits.
I hold a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from the University of Missouri – Kansas City and a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Missouri – Columbia. I'm a proud graduate of Morgan Park High School Academic Center, where I was the captain of the baseball team.
Leadership
As a leader within Northwestern Mutual-Chicago, I was selected and graduated from the 1872 Leadership Development Program. I served as a College Unit Captain, and introduced our industry-leading and resume building internship program to college students.
My desire to give back is shared as a member of the Chicago Chapter of the National Black MBA Association. I have presented at financial planning seminars, attended career fairs, and joined in networking events.
In 2019, the organization honored Northwestern Mutual-Chicago with the Corporate Partner Award.
I provide career counseling and support with Greenwood Project and their mission to introduce the financial services industry to minority students.
Personal
I'm a Marvel movie fanatic, love to play sports, video games, and a big fan of Star Trek and Star Wars.
I have been married to my wife, Rachel, a Chicago Public School Teacher, since 2010. We reside on Chicago's south side with our three daughters.
Let's Connect
I'm always open to meeting new people and building my network. Let's connect personally or professionally
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.
Beads of Courage
Beads of Courage is an art-in-medicine program that helps kids with cancer tell their unique treatment story through colorful beads that are symbols of their courage.
Here are my areas of expertise
Financial Planning
Insurance Protection Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Multigenerational Planning
Estate Planning
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
